Peter Karmis | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Springbok, South Africa | 10 June 1981
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st) |
Sporting nationality | South Africa Greece (since July 2018) |
Residence | Simonstown, South Africa |
Career | |
College | Purdue University |
Turned professional | 2004 |
Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour Japan Challenge Tour |
Professional wins | 9 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Asian Tour | 1 |
Sunshine Tour | 7 |
Other | 1 |
Peter Karmis (born 10 June 1981) is a Greek-South African professional golfer. Since July 2018, he has played under the Greek flag. [1] In 2009 he became the first player in Sunshine Tour history to record a round of 59. [2]
Karmis played college golf at Purdue University. [3]
Karmis plays on the Sunshine Tour where he has won five times. He won the Lombard Insurance Classic in 2007 and 2009, [2] the Sun Sibaya Challenge in 2016. [4] In 2017, he won the Investec Royal Swazi Open [5] and the Sun City Challenge. [6]
Karmis also played on the Asian Tour from 2010 to 2012, highlighted by winning the Handa Singapore Classic in 2010. [7]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 12 Sep 2010 | Handa Singapore Classic | −21 (63-63-70-71=267) | 2 strokes | Jbe' Kruger |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 10 Jun 2007 | Lombard Insurance Classic | −16 (64-72-64=200) | 1 stroke | Tongoona Charamba |
2 | 7 Jun 2009 | Lombard Insurance Classic (2) | −18 (65-74-59=198) | 4 strokes | Jaco van Zyl |
3 | 28 Oct 2016 | Sun Sibaya Challenge | −18 (63-68-67=198) | 3 strokes | Oliver Bekker |
4 | 6 May 2017 | Investec Royal Swazi Open | 49 pts (12-6-22-9=49) | 1 point | Zack Byrd |
5 | 4 Aug 2017 | Sun City Challenge | −6 (71-69-70=210) | Playoff | Jake Roos |
6 | 1 Sep 2018 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park | −14 (69-65-68=202) | 4 strokes | Jacques Blaauw |
7 | 29 Jul 2023 | FNB Eswatini Challenge | −10 (66-70-70=206) | 1 stroke | Stuart Krog |
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2011 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola | Jean Hugo | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2017 | Sun City Challenge | Jake Roos | Won with par on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | 27 Sep 2019 | Elite Grips Challenge | −11 (75-68-62=205) | 1 stroke | Mikiya Akutsu, Arnond Vongvanij |
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